Create puppets

Description

Construct hand, string, rod and shadow puppets from materials such as wood, papier maché, Styrofoam, wires, metal and rubber, using hand and machine tools.

Occupations requiring this skill

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Skill demand overview
  • Essential in 1 occupations
  • Optional in 2 occupations
  • Total: 3 occupations
  • Most common in: ISCO major group 2 (Professionals)

Essential for

  • Puppet designer
    A Puppet Designer is an artist and craftsman who creates puppets for performances, including theater, film, television, and animation. They design and construct puppets with attent…

Optional for

  • Puppeteer
    Puppeteers perform shows by manipulating puppets such as hand puppets or marionettes. Their performance is based on a script and the movements of the puppets have to be synchronise…
  • Stop-motion animator
    Stop-motion animators create animations by using puppets or clay models. Other titles The following job titles also refer to stop-motion animator: stop motion animation specialist …

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Last updated on February 18, 2026

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